7 The Lord says, "Jerusalem, why should I forgive you? Your people have deserted me. They have taken their oaths in the names of gods that are not really gods at all. I supplied everything they needed. But they committed adultery. Large crowds went to the houses of prostitutes.
8 Your people are like stallions that have plenty to eat. Their sinful longings are out of control. Each of them goes after another man's wife.
9 Shouldn't I punish them for that?" announces the Lord. "Shouldn't I pay back the nation that does those things?
10 "Armies of Babylonia, go through their vineyards and destroy them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches. Those people do not belong to me.
11 The people of Israel and Judah have not been faithful to me at all," announces the Lord.
12 They have told lies about the Lord. They said, "He won't do anything! No harm will come to us. We will never see war or be hungry.
13 The prophets are nothing but wind. Their message doesn't come from the Lord. So let what they say will happen be done to them."